New York, US (PANA) - Marking the anniversary of the first successful slave uprising jn the Western hemisphere, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said on Friday that telling the story of the slave trade was a crucial way to pay tribute to the freedom fighters and honour their contributions to the affirmation of human rights.
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New York, US (PANA) – The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova on Monday expressed grave concern for Egypt’s cultural heritage following reports that a national museum in the city of Minya had been looted and that several monuments of religious importance in Fayoum and the capital, Cairo, had been destroyed.
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that his administration would continue to work tirelessly to build on the firm foundations for sustainable national development which it has already established in key areas such as public infrastructure, power supply, roads, transportation, aviation, agriculture, education, healthcare, youth employment and electoral reform.
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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Japan has donated 342 tons of food to Congo to feed primary school pupils in the Plateaux (centre), Cuvette (north), as well as Pool and Lékoumou (south) regions, the Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Literacy announced in a statement here Thursday.
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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - France will launch in Congo, in September, a programme dubbed ''100,000 teachers for Africa'', aimed at improving the teaching of the French language on the continent, according French Minister in charge of Francophonie Yamina Benguigui.
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) will grant a loan of 19.6 million euros to Tunisia to enable the North African country enhance its educational programmes, PANA learnt from a communiqué issued Monday by the European bloc.
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Mr. Heiner Bielefeldt, has said that Sierra Leone's religious communities have a crucial role to play in helping to overcome the legacy of war.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Music star Christina Aguilera is in Rwanda for a two-day humanitarian visit during which she is billed to tour various Congolese refugee camps before launching several charity projects, PANA learnt here Thursday from official sources.
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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Belgium will grant US$ 52.9 million to Burundi to support Bujumbura's new national policy on universal access to free and compulsory primary education, according to a financing agreement signed here Tuesday.
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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday said that damage to Timbuktu’s cultural heritage due to fighting between Malian government forces and Tuareg rebels was more extensive than first estimated.
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Two major exhibitions celebrating the life of former South African President Nelson Mandela are currently being staged in Paris, France, and Washington, DC, US.
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Tunisia is to receive 10 million Euros in financial support from the European Union (EU), as part of the programme created by the European bloc to grant scholarships to non-European and European students and researchers.
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for the protection of copyright of citizens in the creative industry noting that their works are so far not adequately protected.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Aesthetic exhibition opened Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as one of the African Union’s signature events to express the spirit of Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, the theme of the continental organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Lome, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese capital, Lome, will 2-5 May host the third edition of the international fashion festival, dubbed Elima, sources close to organizers told PANA here Thursday.
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - A Soninké-Djennenke statue from the Bandiagara region in Mali has found a prominent stand in the arts collections at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, which is currently exhibiting its wares, PANA reported from here.
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Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO and the International Centre for Research and Documentation on African Traditions and Languages (CERDOTOLA) Friday signed an agreement under which they will pool their resources together with a view to preserving and promoting African cultural heritage and languages.
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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Arts Theatre, a key landmark in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, is set to assume a new status if the Federal Government carries out its plan to turn it into a hotel, according to local media reports.
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Paris, France (PANA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is actively searching for about 7,500 cultural objects estimated at several million dollars stolen from a bank in Benghazi, Libya’s second city, during the Libyan revolution, the UN agency told PANA on Friday.
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Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO and the Angolan government will from Tuesday begin a three-day forum in the Angolan capital, Luanda, to set the basis for a movement to establish a culture of peace in Africa.
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Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Ziguinchor, the main city in southern Senegal, will host a cultural diversity tour 15-17 March at which the various rich cultures of the Senegalese people will be on display.
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Just days after Cape Town documentary, “Searching for Sugarman”, won an Oscar, the South African romantic comedy, “Fanie Fourie's Lobola”, has won the Audience Choice Award for Best Comedy at the 19th Annual Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona, US.
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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Cuban ambassador in Congo, Mrs Alba Beatriz Solo Pimental, on Thursday said Brazzaville that Cuban artistes would participate in the 9th edition of the Pan-African music festival (FESPAM) to be held from 13 to 20 July in the Congolese capital.
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – An international forum at which participants will exchange views and share experiences on the Fulani culture will be held in January 2014 in Mopti, 670 kilometres away from the Bamako, Mali, PANA learnt from organziers who attended a preparatory meeting just ended in Mopti.
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 8th Pan African Festival of Dance (FESPAD) will open Saturday in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, with the participation of artists from 11 African countries, the festival coordinator said Friday.
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 2013 edition of the Festival on the Niger, scheduled for 12-17 in Segou, Central Mali, has been cancelled following the war in Mali, organizers announced here Wednesday.
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Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola and the European Union (EU) Thursday signed a Financing agreement for the conservation of the biodiversity of the Iona Park, Angola's biggest national trans-border natural reserve site.
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Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - Miss Hyeladzirra “Zirra” Banu of Nigeria has been crowned Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador 2012, after beating 26 other contestants at the pageant held recently in Port Harcourt, capital of the South South Rivers State.
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Lome, Togo (PANA) - Actors from West Africa are meeting in Togo where they will take part in a series of 150 cinema episodes, entitled "Miss Diamant", PANA learnt from sources close to organizers.
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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese films will not be screened at the 23rd edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), to be held from 23 February to 2 March in the Burkinabe capital, Culture department officials told PANA here but did not give reasons.
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Paris, France (PANA) – The Director-General of the UN Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, has called on Malian and French authorities to avoid exposing to "destruction or deterioration" Malian cultural items as France steps up its air campaign against rebel Islamists occupying several cities in northern Mali.
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is to reopen its Office in Côte d'Ivoire and a new agreement signed by the two parties, according to an Ivorian government communiqué.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The third edition of the festival of Mauritania’s ancient cities will take place from 24 to 30 January, sources close to the organization told PANA on Wednesday in Nouakchott.
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The African Union Commission and Burkina Faso have signed a protocol to establish "a Special Peace and Security Prize" at the Pan-African Ouagadougou cinema and television festival (FESPACO), a press release from the Burkina Faso government said on Wednesday.
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Paris, France (PANA) - Several events are to be held in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, 19-21 March 2013, to mark the centenary of French writer/politician from Martinique Aimé Césaire, PANA learnt from the organisers in Paris, France, Friday.
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Paris, France (PANA) - Three African elements were included in UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, at the end of the Protection Committee’s meeting held 3-7 December, in Paris, France, PANA learnt from here.
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